Standing Conference of University Drama Departments 30th - 31st March 2012

SCUDD Conference

SCUDD and the Department of Film Theatre and Television at the University of Reading are pleased to announce:

The SCUDD 2012 Conference:

Transitions: from education, across cultures and into employment

30th- 31st March 2012

The Conference will begin at 12pm on Friday 30^th March with registration and a buffet lunch. Over the course of the two days there will be six sessions, including a panel on the REF and the SCUDD AGM:

Welcome and Introductory Talks - Following the welcome, there will be an opening presentation by the playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker.

Panels

Internationalisation - A panel of speakers will address the current demand for universities to develop a stronger international dimension and to engage more broadly with the global demands for higher education, both in terms of attracting students to British Universities and opening up opportunities for British Students to study abroad in more diverse ways.

Transition into HE - As universities are encouraged to cast their net more widely in their recruitment of students whose demands and priorities will be shaped by the new economic climate, so HE institutions will have to adapt to meet the concerns of students, many of whom may be the first family member to go to university, and parents, anxious about the financial impact of higher fees. The moment of transition from school to Higher Education will be critical in introducing new students to ways of successfully managing the demands made by the new learning environment.

Employability - A panel of speakers from different areas of arts administration will debate the diverse range of opportunities available for students completing theatre and performance based degrees. There will be an opportunity for Q&As which will develop a discussion around the skills and qualities required by young people wanting to work in the arts industries today.

REF - This will be an opportunity for discussion of developments with regard to the REF. Q&A can be directed to a group from the Dance Drama and Performing Arts Panel.

Closing talk by Terry O'Connor from Forced Entertainment.

Reception and Conference Dinner - On Friday 30^th March a wine reception and book launch will precede the conference dinner, which will be held in a restaurant in Reading, Dolce Vita. (Please note the conference dinner is payable for separately.)

SCUDD AGM - this will take place on Saturday 31^st March at 2.15pm.

Conference fees

Standard conference fee: £85 (daily rate of £45)

Postgraduate/unwaged conference fee: £45 (daily rate of £25)

Conference Dinner on the evening of 30^th March: £30

There are opportunities for delegates from Departments who are members of SCUDD to bring a colleague new to SCUDD to the conference free of charge.

• These places are available for colleagues whose institutions will fund only one delegate to the conference;
• the places are limited in number and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis;
• only one free place is allowed for any institution;
• the free place is only available to institutions that are funding at least one delegate.

Booking is now closed.

SCUDD 2012 Schedule of Events

Hotels and B&Bs: Accommodation in Reading for SCUDD Conference 2012

Transport: Reading is easily accessible by train, bus, car or plane (Travel to Reading).

Map of the Whiteknights Campus of Reading University - The Mingella Building, where the conference will be held, is number 195 on the map (UoR Whiteknights campus map).

There are opportunities for delegates from Departments who are members of SCUDD to bring a colleague new to SCUDD to the conference free of charge:

• these places are available for academic colleagues whose institutions will fund only one delegate to the conference;
• the places are limited in number and will be allocated on a first come first served basis;
• only one free place is allowed for any institution;
• the free place is only available to institutions that are funding at least one delegate.

Please click on 'add guest' at the end of the booking form to book a colleague under this system. If there is no button to add a guest then all the free places have been taken.

Please note that all guests will have to pay for the conference dinner.